Worried about a loved one’s medicines?
A Home Medicines Review (HMR) brings a pharmacist to their home to go through every medicine and report back to their doctor. A funded HMR requires referral from an eligible medical practitioner and the review itself is provided at no charge to an eligible patient.
Planned home visits across Melbourne’s north — wider metro considered by arrangement · English · اردو · हिन्दी
Sound familiar?
Tick what you’ve noticed
You don’t need a diagnosis to ask for help. These are the everyday observations worth discussing with their medical practitioner — if any sound familiar, ask whether there is a clinical need for a Home Medicines Review.
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Tick any observations you may want to discuss. This checklist does not determine HMR eligibility.
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How it works
You raise your hand. We’ll handle the process.
A funded Home Medicines Review starts with an eligible medical practitioner’s referral. With consent, HomeMed can help explain the usual GP referral pathway.
Tell us what you’ve noticed and we’ll explain the next step.
Most referrals come from the person’s GP; specified specialists can also refer.
HomeMed’s planned interview length is 45–60 minutes, at home and in the patient’s preferred available language.
The referrer and, when different, regular GP receive the report. Prescribing decisions remain with the relevant prescriber.
Who visits
A pharmacist planning a home-based service
I’m Usama Yousuf, an AHPRA-registered pharmacist based in Craigieburn. I’ve worked across Melbourne’s community pharmacies, and I built HomeMed Reviews around the practical value of discussing medicines where they are stored and used. That home context may add information that is not apparent from a medicine list alone.
Once the MMR credential and service-provider approval are confirmed, I plan to conduct each interview and write each report myself. The planned service is intended to offer English, Urdu or Hindi interviews across Melbourne’s north from a Craigieburn base.
Usama Yousuf — AHPRA-registered pharmacist.
What every visit includes
- Every medicine in the house, including the ones nobody mentions.
- How doses are actually taken, and what makes that hard.
- Interactions, duplications and device technique.
- A written, prioritised report to their GP.
Reviews in your family’s language
Planned interviews are intended to be available in English, Urdu or Hindi after HomeMed’s MMR credential and service-provider approval are confirmed. Reports to the GP would be written in English.
Launch status: HomeMed is taking enquiries while its MMR credential and service-provider approval are being finalised. Funded referrals and reviews will begin only after both are confirmed. Credentialed Pharmacist (MMR) — delivering funded Home Medicines Reviews through an approved service provider.
Questions families ask
The short answers
Does it really cost nothing?
A funded Home Medicines Review must be provided at no charge to the patient. A separate appointment with the referring doctor or specialist may still have its usual fee unless it is bulk billed.
Do we have to go through their doctor?
A funded HMR needs a referral from an eligible medical practitioner. Most referrals come from the person’s GP, while certain specialists can also refer. With your family’s consent, I can help with the usual GP pathway.
My parent is private — will they accept a stranger going through their medicines?
It’s their review, at their pace, and only with their agreement. They can ask questions, pause or stop, and choose whether a family member sits in.
What if we’re not sure it’s “bad enough” yet?
You don’t need to wait for a crisis. Taking several medicines is a reason to ask a medical practitioner whether there is an identifiable clinical need for an HMR; it is not an automatic eligibility test on its own.
Take the worry off your list.
Anything you ticked above is already in the form. Add a phone number and we’ll explain the next step.
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For GPs & practice managers
Prepare the referral pathway
Use the planning guides and referral-form template now. Funded referrals will be accepted only after HomeMed’s MMR credential and service-provider approval are confirmed.